Alabama artist leads volunteers in bringing joy, creativity to Marion
By Carla Davis
April 29, 2021
Artist Tres Taylor and volunteers paint a mural called Birdsong along Alabama Highway 14 in Marion. It s part of a series of murals through Alabama s Black Belt called Revolution of Joy. (Bill Bowen / Alabama NewsCenter)
Excited voices and laughter rang in the air as community volunteers, led by Tres Taylor and his paintbrush, transformed a blank white wall in downtown Marion into a magical tale of hope and light. It’s part of Taylor’s effort to start a “Revolution of Joy” in Alabama’s Black Belt region.
Mar 15, 2021
Children under the age of 18 from the Tri-Town are eligible to receive ready-made boxed meals at the YMCA and Brandy Hill Apartments.
The program, launched by the Marion Institute in collaboration with the Shah Family Foundation and the Greater Boston YMCA, offers boxed meals to-go at the two locations on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Meals are available for pickup on Tuesdays and Fridays from noon to 2 p.m. at the Brandy Hill Apartments at 12 State Street in Wareham and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (or until food runs out) in the Gleason Family YMCA parking lot at 33 Charge Pond Road in Wareham.
Free meals for kids at the Gleason Family YMCA, Brandy Hill Apartments theweektoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theweektoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Madison Czopek Feb 18, 2021
Volunteer Francis Gouillart holds a sign to let those driving on Charge Pond Road know there are free meals available at the YMCA on Jan. 29. Photo by: Madison Czopek.
A free meal distribution program designed to combat childhood food insecurity in Wareham, the Tri-Town and surrounding communities is expanding, according to the Marion Institute’s Executive Director Liz Wiley.
The Marion Institute collaborated with the Shah Family Foundation and the Greater Boston YMCA to expand the program, which was launched after Wareham was identified as one of three communities in Southeastern Massachusetts where households were at higher risk of experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic.
Program providing boxed meals for kids expands to East Wareham School theweektoday.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theweektoday.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.